February 25, 2011 in Sports Whitworth University’s No. 2-ranked men’s basketball has the matchup it has coveted for the last nine days in Saturday night’s championship game of the Northwest Conference tournament that tips off …

February 25, 2011 in Sports The last obstacle in Gonzaga’s pursuit of another West Coast Conference men’s basketball championship is the same team that helped make it possible.

February 25, 2011 in City, Sports Spokane Valley firefighters responded to a blaze that started in a storage facility about 2:30 p.m. today.

February 25, 2011 Grant County sheriff’s deputies have identified the two teens involved in a Feb. 20 fatal car crash near Soap Lake, Wash.

February 25, 2011 in Idaho, Region Hecla Mining Co. has reached a tentative settlement with the federal government, Coeur d’Alene Tribe and state of Idaho over its role in turning the Coeur d’Alene Basin into a … 1

February 25, 2011 in News, Region TWIN FALLS, Idaho — A spokesman for Robbie Knievel says the daredevil’s proposal to jump the Snake River Canyon won’t happen over the July Fourth holiday, but it could happen … 1

February 25, 2011 in City A $250,000 arrest warrant has been issued for a registered sex offender accused of molesting a young girl. 8

February 25, 2011 in Idaho A federal judge in Idaho has denied a request by defense lawyers to move a murder-for-hire trial to Wyoming. 2

February 25, 2011 in Idaho An Idaho Senate committee killed legislation seeking to nullify the federal health-care reform bill on a voice vote today after a nearly three-hour hearing, angering a crowd of close to … 15

February 25, 2011 in Idaho Police have found an elderly man who went missing early this morning near his home in Hayden. A homeowner found Arnold White sitting in his car. The man was hypothermic … 8

February 25, 2011 in Region By midmorning today, all of those testifying on a plan to nullify the federal health insurance overhaul were supporting the bill. 4

February 25, 2011 Temperatures below zero across the region this morning met expectations of weather forecasters who said the current winter outbreak would be the strongest in 18 years. 8

February 25, 2011 in City on Page A1 The Boeing Co. will build the next generation of air refueling tankers for the U.S. Air Force, winning a hotly contested bid to replace about a third of the KC-135s … 1

February 25, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats signaled Thursday they will call for spending cuts as part of legislation to keep the government in operation through the end of the fiscal year, accepting …

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February 25, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 HONOLULU – A small earthquake hit Hawaii on Thursday, with a jolt felt across Honolulu. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 3.6 temblor struck at 2:12 p.m., about 12 …

February 25, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – U.S. negotiators told pirates holding four American hostages off the coast of Somalia that they would not be allowed to go ashore with their captives, U.S. officials said, … 1

February 25, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration threw its weight Thursday behind a European effort to expel Libya from the U.N.’s top human rights body and said it was readying a larger …